GG vs UPW Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CASTLED! Fittingly, it is Sophie Devine who has the last say in this game. She lands this on a good length and on middle. Kranti Gaud uses her feet and opens her bat face to guide it away but misses it completely and the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. GUJARAT GIANTS WIN BY 45 RUNS!

Pitched up and on middle, Chloe Tryon drills it down to long on and calls for two, but Kranti Gaud is very slow, and they have to settle for one. Not good runnning from Kranti here.

Full again and around off, Kranti Gaud uses her feet and tries to loft it but just slices it in the air and just over extra cover for a run.

WIDE! Fuller but down the leg side, Kranti Gaud misses her flick. Beth Mooney collects it well to her left and breaks the stumps, but Gaud is inside the crease.

Flatter, short and on off, Chloe Tryon stabs it out to the left of the bowler and does not get the run to keep strike. 49 needed in 18 now.

FOUR! Gets it away! Quicker, short and on middle, Chloe Tryon picks up the length early and pulls it away to the vacant deep square leg fence for a much-needed boundary.

Tossed up, full and on off, Chloe Tryon uses her feet but does not get to the pitch of it. She still lofts it and just gets enough elevation to get it over mid off for a couple of more runs. Another check for a short run, but Kranti is fine again. 100 UP FOR UPW!

In the air....SAFE! Slows it up, short and on middle, turns away. Chloe Tryon looks to flick it away but gets a leading edge. It goes high in the air but lands safely wide of deep square leg. Two taken. There is a check for a short run, but Kranti had plonked her bat in before returning for the second.

Short and around off, Chloe Tryon punches it towards mid off.

OUT! SHIKHA PANDEY IS RUN OUT! You just cannot keep Sophie Devine out of this game. Rajeshwari Gayakwad bowls this short and around middle, Chloe Tryon backs away and swats it wide of long on and turns around for the second. However, Shikha Pandey is a bit slow to get back for the second run. Devine quickly runs to her left, picks it up and fires an accurate throw at the bowler's end. Gayakwad collects it on the bounce and breaks the stumps. The replay shows that Pandey is well short of her crease. Gujarat Giants are just one wicket away from the win now.

Full again and on middle, Shikha Pandey whips it to deep mid-wicket, but Chloe Tryon denies the single to keep strike.

Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Chloe Tryon swipes it off the inner half of the bat towards deep square leg for a run.

On a length and on off, Shikha Pandey pushes it towards cover for a single.

MISSED CHANCE! Good length and on middle, nips back in, Shikha Pandey looks to play at it but gets an inside edge onto her pads as the ball rolls to the leg side. Pandey has no idea where the ball is and sets off for the run. Beth Mooney, the keeper, moves forward to her left to get to the ball, tries to flick it onto the stumps but misses. Pandey was a goner if that hit.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Sophie gets Sophie. This is a low full toss from Devine, on middle. Ecclestone looks to drive it away but ends up chipping it back to the bowler. Devine on the follow-through, extends both her arms to the right, and the ball gets stuck in. UP Warriorz are 94/8 now, staring down the barrel.

Fuller and around off, Sophie Ecclestone drives it away to extra cover.

Drifting in, full and on off, Ecclestone has a waft at it and gets an inside edge that goes behind square leg for a single.

On a nagging length, on off, Sophie blocks it out.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Rajeshwari Gayakwad is having a dream evening. Third wicket in as many overs for her. Nicely tossed up, on off and middle. Asha skips down the track and looks to go back over the bowler's head with a straight bat. She fails to get to the pitch of the ball and skies it off the toe end of the blade. Ashleigh Gardner takes a few steps forward at mid off and settles under it. UP Warriorz are now 93/7, needing 61 runs off 32 balls.

Drops it short, on off, Tryon jabs it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Skidding through, short and quick, Tryon flashes but fails to connect.

Gayakwad tosses it up, a bit short, on middle. Asha backs away for the cut. Anushka Sharma dives to her right at point and cuts it off. They cross.

Ash fires it in, full and on middle. Chloe sweeps it off the pads but picks out the fielder at short fine leg.

SIX! Good use of the feet! Gardner floats it up, on off, Chloe uses her feet to get to the pitch of the ball and hangs low to club it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Pushed through, full and on middle, Asha closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge that goes wide of mid-wicket. They cross.

Slows it down and the length stays short, on middle, Sobhana charges down the track and has a swing across the line. She misses and wears it on the thigh.

Doing too much! Fired in, on a length, on middle and leg. Asha has a big swing across the line but is beaten and gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! Nice shot! Tossed up, full and outside off, Sobhana throws her hands at it and plays an uppish drive, wide of cover. Danni Wyatt-Hodge gives it a chase and dives but the ball wins the race.

Flatter and shorter, on off, Sobhana pushes it wide of cover for a single.

Shorter and following the batter, Asha stabs it down the deck.

Full and around off, whipped to Happy Kumari at a catching mid-wicket.

Keeps it at the stumps, full in length. Asha blocks it off.

Full and on off, kept out on the off side.

OUT! STUMPED! Rajeshwari Gayakwad has another. 2nd wicket in 7 balls for Gayakwad. Flighted delivery, full and keeps it away from the batter's arc. Sehrawat charges down the track but she is nowhere near the pitch of it. She is at a point of no return and reaches out to make some contact. The ball lands and spins away slightly to go past the outside edge. The keeper, Beth Mooney does the rest.

A mix-up but no harm done! Around off, on a back of a length. Tryon angles it towards point, where Kanika Ahuja dives to her left to make the stop. Chloe is off for a single but Sehrawat is caught ball-watching and sends Tryon back.

Fuller in length, outside off, firmly driven to sweeper cover. They cross.

Nice and tight, on a short of a length, on middle. Tryon pushes it to long on for a run.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Gautam drags the length back but errs in line. This is at the hips, Tryon helps it down to deep fine leg for four more.

FOUR! Good hit! Pitched up by Tryon, on off, Chloe presses forward and plays the lofted drive between cover and mid off for a four.

Starts with a length ball, outside off, Shweta cracks the drive to deep point for a single.

Tossed up, on off, Shweta pats it wide of cover and takes a single to get off the mark.

Keeps it nice and full, on middle. Sehrawat knocks it back to the bowler.

Rapped on the pads again but this is going down leg! Full and speared in from around the wicket, Shweta attempts the sweep but misses and wears it on the front pad.

OUT! LBW! A prolonged appeal and the finger is raised. Fuller and angled into the left-hander, on middle and leg. Deepti walks inside the line and drops on a knee to get it away behind square on the leg side. She is beaten on the inside edge and the ball hits her on the knee roll of the front pad. No bat involved but the Ball Tracking comes as umpire's call with the ball just clipping the leg stump. One call earlier went the way of the Warriorz, this time, it has gone the way of the Giants. UPW are now 5 down for 67.

Sliding on with the arm, short on middle. Tryon chips it back over the bowler's head for a single.

Fractionally short, on off, Deepti pulls it square on the leg side for a single.

Shorter in length and around off, Deepti Sharma steers it away towards point for one.

Floated, full and on leg, Deepti Sharma goes down for the paddle but misses and the ball deflects off her pads towards short fine.

Drops it short and around off, gets it to turn away sharply. Deepti Sharma backs away but gets surprised by the big spin. She tries to reach out for it and pats it to extra cover.

WIDE! Quicker, full and angling down the leg again, Deepti Sharma goes down for the sweep again but misses. Another wide given.

Slows it up, short and on off, Deepti Sharma tries to punch it away but ends up stabbing it onto the pitch.

WIDE! Fires this one full but down the leg side, Deepti Sharma misses her swipe. Called a wide.

Flatter, full and on middle, angling in, Chloe Tryon looks to flick it away but misses as the ball goes off her pads towards short fine. A leg bye taken.

Floated, full and on off, turns in, Chloe Tryon tries to push it away but gets an inside edge onto her pads as the ball goes nowhere.

Tossed up, full and around off, Deepti Sharma drives it wide of sweeper cover for a brace.

OUT! TAKEN! Renuka Singh Thakur gets her wicket eventually. She goes back to her full length, on middle. Harleen Deol once again clears her front leg to go big down the ground but fails get any power on the shot. It flies towards long on, where Ashleigh Gardner anticipates it well and runs forward as soon as Deol hits it. She takes a fine catch above her waist while running in. A disappointing knock of 3 off 12 from Harleen comes to an end now. UP Warriorz are four down now.

Hits the length hard and around off, Harleen Deol opens the face of her bat and steers it straight to short third.

Big shout for LBW, but turned down! However, the keeper, Beth Mooney, likes it and asks her skipper, Ashleigh Gardner, to take the review. This is full and on middle, angling in a bit, Harleen Deol clears the front leg to slog it across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that it is clipping the leg stump on umpire's call. Deol survives, but GG retains the review.

Touch fuller and on off, Chloe Tryon drives it on the up through covers for a single.

Beaten! Good length and around off, shapes away a bit, Chloe Tryon looks to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Quicker, short and on leg, Chloe Tryon glances it towards short fine for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Ashleigh Gardner has the last laugh here. She bowls this a bit quicker, full and just outside off. Phoebe Litchfield changes her stance to go for the reverse sweep again, but fails to get underneath it due to the pace. She ends up hitting it flat and aerially towards short third, where Renuka Singh Thakur leans forward to take a sharp low catch. Phoebe walks back for a well-made 32 off 27, and UP Warriorz are 57/3, still needing 97 runs in 73 balls.

Dragged back and outside off, Phoebe Litchfield cuts it away wide of deep point for a brace.

Flighted, full and on off, Harleen Deol goes down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a run.

A bit short and on middle, Phoebe Litchfield nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Greets Ashleigh Gardner with a boundary! Floated, full and around off, turns away a bit. Phoebe Litchfield quickly changes her stance and executes the reverse sweep to perfection over backward point for four runs. Also, 50 up for UP.

Short of a length and around off, Phoebe Litchfield heaves it away wide of deep mid-wicket. Bharti Fulmali quickly runs to her right to keep it to just one. Just 3 runs off the over!

Much fuller and on middle, shaping in, Harleen Deol backs away to push it but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg for a single.

WIDE! Pitched up but angling down the leg side, Harleen Deol misses her flick. Wided.

Make that four dots! Good length and on middle and off, Harleen Deol only manages to get behind the line to block it out. With every dot, the pressure is building on Deol here.

Three dots in a row now! Short of a length and just outside off, skids through, Harleen Deol tries to cut it away but misses.

Full again and outside off, takes pace off, Harleen Deol reaches out and stabs it out towards short cover.

Fuller and around off, Harleen Deol cannot quite get underneath it and bunts it out towards mid off.

FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Fuller and outside off, angling away, Phoebe Litchfield looks to drag it from there. She goes down and has a heave across the line but gets a thick outside edge that flies over backward point for a boundary. UP Warriorz are 46/2 at the end of the Powerplay.

Short of a length and outside off, Harleen Deol cuts it to deep point for a run.

Good length and on off, Harleen Deol stays back and blocks it out.

WIDE! Errs in line and serves this full but way down the leg side, Harleen Deol fails to glance it away. Good take from Beth Mooney to her left as she is standing up to the stumps. Wided.

Pitched up and on off, keeps a bit low, Phoebe Litchfield goes down on one knee, adjusts well and uses her wrists to swipe it to deep square leg for a single.

Full again and on middle, Phoebe Litchfield uses her feet but yorks herself and jams it out to extra cover.

Fuller and on middle, attacking the stumps, Phoebe Litchfield blocks it out down the pitch.

Angled in, on a back of a length, on middle. Deol defends it off the back foot.

OUT! BOWLED! An unfortunate way to get out. Meg Lanning is gutted. Angled into the right-hander, on a back of a length, Lanning swivels for the pull but the ball skids through to go under the bat. It hits her thigh pad and then the pad before dropping towards the ground but on the way down, it clips the back of the shin and trickles onto the stumps. The Giants are jubilant. The Warriorz are now 2 down for 39, chasing 154.

FOUR! All class from Lanning! A bit too full from Gautam, on off, Meg leans on and creams the drive. Anushka Sharma sprints to her right from deep backward point but stands no chance.

Wide! Sprayed down leg, Meg fails to tickle it away.

Fuller and on off, Litchfield strokes it through covers for a run.

FOUR! Clever, very clever! On a back of a length, on middle. Litchfield walks across the stumps and scoops it fine of short fine leg for a four.

In the channel, on a length, Meg cuts it late to deep backward point for a single.

Into the surface, on middle, Lanning jabs it through mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Miscued but safe! Devine pushes the length up, on off and middle. Litchfield puts her head down and has a swing across the line. Gets a top edge that goes in the air towards deep cover. Anushka Sharma runs in off the ropes and realises that she is not going to get there. She hangs back and collects it on the bounce. They cross.

Around middle and leg, on a good length, Phoebe takes a couple of steps down the track but is beaten on the flick and she wears it on the thigh pad.

This is on a hard length, outside off, Meg shapes up for the cut. Ends up chopping it through point for a single.

Full and attacking the front pad, Lanning brings her bat out in front to keep it out.

On a short of a length, on off, Litchfield punches it wide of cover and picks up a single.

Swinging away, on a good length, Phoebe slaps it to deep point for one.

Excellent stop! Full and outside off, Lanning carves it behind square. Anushka Sharma sprints and dives to her left in the deep to prevent the boundary. Just a single.

Fuller and on off, Phoebe pats it wide of cover for a single.

Hurls it on a back of a length, on middle, Litchfield hangs back to defend.

FOUR! Thumped down the ground! Renuka pitches it up in search of swing, on off, Litchfield leans on and swings through the line. She pumps it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

On a short of a length, on off, Phoebe stabs it down on the off side.

Leg bye! On the pads again, on a length, Phoebe fails to glance it away. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes behind off the pads.

Three wides! Gautam attempts the outswinger again but it starts well outside the leg stump and it does not move at all. Phoebe has a swing at it but misses. Beth Mooney standing up to the stumps, gets a glove on it but it goes wide of short fine leg for a couple of more runs.

Drags the length back, shaping away at 105.1 kph, Litchfield pokes at it and is beaten on the outside edge.

Pitched up, on off, firmly driven to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Fractionally wide, on a back of a length, Lanning cuts it late and beats the deep backward point fielder in the deep to her left for a four.

On off, on a short of a length, Phoebe dabs it through point and turns the strike over.

Beats the bat straight away! Moving away in the air, on a length, Litchfield takes a couple of steps down the track and presents a straight bat for the block but is well beaten.

On a short of a length, on off, Litchfield taps it wide of cover for a single.

Nearly dragged it on! Shaping away, on a good length, Phoebe drives away from her body. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the leg stump and rolls away.

FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Good length and around leg, Phoebe Litchfield picks it off her hips and flicks it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Back of a length and around off, Phoebe Litchfield stabs it out to extra cover.

OUT! STUMPED! That is one of the unluckiest ways to get out. Nothing seems to be going right for Kiran Navgire this season, and she has to go back without troubling the scorers. Renuka Singh Thakur bowls this full but angling down the leg side. Navgire looks clip it away but misses and her head falls over. She loses her balance and steps out of the crease. The ball hits the keeper, Beth Mooney's left pad, deflects onto her right boot and rolls onto the stumps. The replay shows that Navgire is out of her crease when the stumps are broken. She cannot believe her luck but has to make the walk to the hut. UP Warriorz are 2/1, chasing 154 runs.

Good length and on middle, shaping in a bit. Kiran Navgire stays back to play at it but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg.

UP Warriorz are underway in the chase! Renuka Singh Thakur starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off. Meg Lanning cuts it towards deep point for a single and gets off the mark.